Good lord, Ken’s eulogy was terrifying. It boiled down to “Dad did capitalism really well and that’s what made him great.” It really didn’t contradict what Ewan said at all, just took a different spin on it.
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One of the things that struck me during this episode is just how thoroughly alone Roman is. While it’s true that neither Kendall nor Shiv have deep friendships that we’ve seen, we’ve gotten a sense of relationships they have cultivated outside of Waystar. Both have been married; both have occasionally called upon…
That speech demonstrated why at the end of the day why he still preferred Logan over the kids and the rest of the family. Logan was awful, but that was because of their hard upbringing and wartime experiences. Logan’s kids have no reason to act the way they do. Also liked how Ewan made it clear his disgust towards…
Hopefully now people can shut up about Shiv I and the notion that she is some freedom fighter against fascism. She literally says “I’m flexible” to Mencken in this episode.
I read Kendall’s speech as the writers intentionally wanting it be flat. The Logan the kids knew was nothing but a business. They don’t know the version Ewan knew, nor the one the wives and mistresses knew.
Honestly Ewans speech was good and James Cromwell was so amazing that for me his speech just over wrote Shiv’s and Kendalls. Ewan was a man who hated and loved his brother and now he has to bury him and Ewan was the eldest. He did it so well MVP for me
I think that was probably Kieran’s finest moments of the series. From his meltdown on the podium to the ending with him looking to take a beating, this was Roman’s episode.
I’m guessing that will be the case, but it would be nice to see it go to Roy or Beard. One of those two getting out of their comfort zone would be good for them.
Criticizing an ensemble show for having multiple plots is like criticizing ice cream for being cold.
Akufo is Ghanaian, not Nigerian. That’s part of his rivalry with Sam. And you spelled his name wrong in “Stray Observations.”
I don’t know, I get why Rebecca’s speech would strike some as cheesy, but the thing is...it’s very fitting with the spirit of the show? I don’t totally get using it as an example of the show becoming overly didactic and turning into a “PSA,” because I don’t think it’s any more on the nose than some speeches Ted made…
Interview from earlie this week: talks about how Ted Lasso is an aspirational show that’s not trying to present the real world but the world they’d rather see.
- Keely asking Mae if her name is short for anything and her replying “Maybe” and Keely calling her Maybe was hilarious
I don’t understand the complaint that plots wrapped up too quickly. Who wants multi episode arcs about Nate staying in bed? That sounds like riveting tv. Or Keeley moping about losing funding. Yes let’s see that for two more episodes before her soccer team owning friend just gives her the laughably small amount.
I promise I’ll stop ragging on Ted Lasso and its self-indulgent hour-long episodes soon—likely by season’s end.
I think you just don’t get the show.
As critical as I’ve been of the show, I liked this one well enough. I think there may be a perspective problem here with your criticisms of Nate and Keeley’s stories. I don’t see them as one-episode conflicts that are resolved neatly, so much as the payoff to what’s been going on all season.
Starting to think people who hate this show just hate joy.
Okay, I started writing this about halfway through the first paragraph of your article, when one of the ads crashed the page and reloaded, and I still haven’t changed what I was going to say after reading the whole thing: